sorcerer
noun
, ˈsȯrs-rər\
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Synonyms for sorcerer
Synonyms
charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, mage, Magian, magician, magus, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist, witch, wizard
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My vegetarian meal was like some kitchen sorcerer’s handiwork; somewhere in there was a corn flatbread like manna and mushrooms that certainly tasted magical to me. — Los Angeles Times, "On Canada’s Via Rail, a return to the older — and let’s be honest, better — way of traveling," 17 Aug. 2019 Thankfully, sorcerer supreme Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) has the time-twisting Eye of Agamotto to stop such goings-on. 26. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "Marvel's biggest, baddest movie villains (from Mysterio to Killmonger), definitively ranked," 12 July 2019 Snakes are also associated with witchcraft because sorcerers use them to perform black magic to frighten or injure an enemy. — Maurice Oniang'o, National Geographic, "Rare vipers are being poached in Kenya—but some people are grateful," 4 Apr. 2019 This version of Merlin also appears, from time to time, as an owl, and as a properly venerable, though pleasingly seedy, sorcerer played by Patrick Stewart. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ Review: Some Brief, Shining Moments," 24 Jan. 2019 No witch or sorcerer banished these words from the vocabulary of the young but editors at Oxford University Press who, a decade ago, began culling terms that no longer seemed relevant for the users of OUP’s junior dictionaries. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Naming Things and Talking About Pictures," 5 Oct. 2018 One of their numbers had been taken into the Lady’s Tower and returned unchanged, earning him a certain amount of attention from a group of sorcerers called The Ten Who Were Taken. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "9 science fiction and fantasy books coming out this September you should add to your reading list," 1 Sep. 2018 Charmed is returning to the CW (the show’s former home, back when it was called the WB) on October 14, featuring a different set of sororal sorcerers from the original. — Aimee Lutkin, Marie Claire, "Charmed, Sabrina, and the Return of the Dark Witch," 6 Sep. 2018 And watching with delight, cozied up in one of the old theater seats that dot the Globe’s outdoor Davies stage, is Kate Burton as Prospera, the sorcerer who has whipped up this tempest to shipwreck and bring rough justice to some old foes. — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Tempest' a satisfying whirl of wit and wizardry at Old Globe," 24 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sorcerer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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